Henry Quach is in the graduate program for optical sciences, where he is pursuing his PhD. Henry has been an avid learner and fabricator in the 3D printing realm, both as a hobby and for research projects. He walks us through some of the cutting edge 3D printing technologies that have emerged, and explores what this means for rapid prototyping both in a research and industry application. Finally, Henry comments on the possible future trends for 3D printing.

Related Reading:

1) FDM 3D printing: https://www.stratasys.com/fdm-technology

2) Thingaverse.com- free 3D models: https://www.thingiverse.com/

3) Prussa I3 KM3: https://www.prusa3d.com/original-prusa-i3-mk3/

4) Stereolithography: https://www.livescience.com/38190-stereolithography.html

5) Digital Light Processing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Light_Processing

6) CLIP-Continuous liquid interface production: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_Liquid_Interface_Production

7) The Maker Movement: https://time.com/104210/maker-faire-maker-movement/

8) Addressing Ethics of Synthetic Human Organs: https://elifesciences.org/articles/20674

9) 3D Printing a Miniature Human Heart: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/interviews/3d-printing-mini-heart

10) A Swifter way of Printing Organs: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190906172436.htm

11) 3D Printing for Bioengineering: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/cp-fwb081116.php